Pap smear: understanding of rural women about the purpose and access

Objective: to describe the understanding of rural women about the purpose and access to Pap smear. Methods: qualitative study conducted with 15 women. Data collection was carried out through a semi-structured interview script, by adopting content analysis. Results: the study found that women had ins...

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Main Authors: Igho Leonardo do Nascimento Carvalho, Renata Barbosa Nunes, Isaura Danielle Borges de Sousa, Rose Danielle de Carvalho Batista, Antonia Sylca de Jesus Sousa, Caroline da Silva Sousa
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2016-10-01
Series:Rev Rene
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/6184
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author Igho Leonardo do Nascimento Carvalho
Renata Barbosa Nunes
Isaura Danielle Borges de Sousa
Rose Danielle de Carvalho Batista
Antonia Sylca de Jesus Sousa
Caroline da Silva Sousa
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Renata Barbosa Nunes
Isaura Danielle Borges de Sousa
Rose Danielle de Carvalho Batista
Antonia Sylca de Jesus Sousa
Caroline da Silva Sousa
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description Objective: to describe the understanding of rural women about the purpose and access to Pap smear. Methods: qualitative study conducted with 15 women. Data collection was carried out through a semi-structured interview script, by adopting content analysis. Results: the study found that women had insufficient understanding about the reason to perform the examination, both in the matter of prevention and regarding diagnosis of cervical cancer. Women have also demonstrated difficulties to perform the examination by the difficult access to the cytological examination and by the little frequency of the Family Health Strategy team in going the rural communities evaluated. Conclusion: the understanding of the purpose of Pap smear is insufficient and access is inappropriate. This condition is a risk to the onset of cervical cancer in rural women.
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spelling doaj-art-ae50e7b96bd24923b88a13a0c58627e52025-08-20T12:54:23ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832016-10-01175Pap smear: understanding of rural women about the purpose and accessIgho Leonardo do Nascimento CarvalhoRenata Barbosa NunesIsaura Danielle Borges de SousaRose Danielle de Carvalho BatistaAntonia Sylca de Jesus SousaCaroline da Silva SousaObjective: to describe the understanding of rural women about the purpose and access to Pap smear. Methods: qualitative study conducted with 15 women. Data collection was carried out through a semi-structured interview script, by adopting content analysis. Results: the study found that women had insufficient understanding about the reason to perform the examination, both in the matter of prevention and regarding diagnosis of cervical cancer. Women have also demonstrated difficulties to perform the examination by the difficult access to the cytological examination and by the little frequency of the Family Health Strategy team in going the rural communities evaluated. Conclusion: the understanding of the purpose of Pap smear is insufficient and access is inappropriate. This condition is a risk to the onset of cervical cancer in rural women.https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/6184KnowledgeHealth Services AccessibilityPapanicolaou TestUterine Cervical NeoplasmsPrimary Health Care.
spellingShingle Igho Leonardo do Nascimento Carvalho
Renata Barbosa Nunes
Isaura Danielle Borges de Sousa
Rose Danielle de Carvalho Batista
Antonia Sylca de Jesus Sousa
Caroline da Silva Sousa
Pap smear: understanding of rural women about the purpose and access
Rev Rene
Knowledge
Health Services Accessibility
Papanicolaou Test
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Primary Health Care.
title Pap smear: understanding of rural women about the purpose and access
title_full Pap smear: understanding of rural women about the purpose and access
title_fullStr Pap smear: understanding of rural women about the purpose and access
title_full_unstemmed Pap smear: understanding of rural women about the purpose and access
title_short Pap smear: understanding of rural women about the purpose and access
title_sort pap smear understanding of rural women about the purpose and access
topic Knowledge
Health Services Accessibility
Papanicolaou Test
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Primary Health Care.
url https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/6184
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